crack of dawn
Example Sentences
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The history makers didn't hit the Boston town on Saturday night, but instead were up at the crack of dawn on Sunday for some downtime with their families and friends.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
Jordan says when she was 4 she got up at the crack of dawn every day and put in a VHS tape of a ballet class that her mother, Mary Lim, had bought.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Around the crack of dawn, a line begins forming at a strip mall in Hyattsville, Maryland, as residents ranging from students to delivery workers and federal contractors wait to sign up for food assistance.
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026
Machado and the crew planned to leave at the crack of dawn on Tuesday but left as the sun was setting instead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
One morning she had me traipsing out at the crack of dawn for prickly poppy, toadflax, spiderwort, and skeleton weed.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
